The Nationals are facing another left-hander tonight in Colorado. After Jeff Francis held them down last night, Christian Friedrich, a rookie with a 5.65 ERA, will face Gio Gonzalez and the Nationals’ typical lineup against lefies.

Nationals

1. Danny Espinosa, 2B

2. Bryce Harper, CF

3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B

4. Michael Morse, RF

5. Adam LaRoche, 1B

6. Ian Desmond, SS

7. Tyler Moore, LF

8. Jesus Flores, C

9. Gio Gonzalez, SP

Rockies

1. Dexter Fowler, CF

2. Jordan Pacheco, 3B

3. Carlos Gonzalez, LF

4. Michael Cuddyer, RF

5. Todd Helton, 1B

6. Chris Nelson, 2B

7. Wilin Rosario, C

8. Jonathan Herrera, SS

9. Christian Friedrich, SP

Adam Kilgore covers national sports for the Washington Post. Previously he served as the Post's Washington Nationals beat writer from 2010 to 2014.